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Mangapwani Lighthouse

Coordinates: 5°57′20.4″S 39°10′55.8″E / 5.955667°S 39.182167°E / -5.955667; 39.182167
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Mangapwani Lighthouse
Map
LocationUnguja
Zanzibar Archipelago
Tanzania
Coordinates5°57′20.4″S 39°10′55.8″E / 5.955667°S 39.182167°E / -5.955667; 39.182167
Tower
Constructed1886 (first)
Constructionstone tower
Height23 metres (75 ft)
Shapesquare tower with balcony and lantern[2]
Markingswhite and black horizontal bands
OperatorZanzibar Ports Corporation
Light
First lit1926 (current)
Focal height35 metres (115 ft)
Range9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi)[1]
CharacteristicFl W 15s.

The Mangapwani Lighthouse is located in Bumbwini, Zanzibar, Tanzania. The lighthouse is one of the oldest lighthouses on the island and is a square stone tower, painted with black and white horizontal bands. The lighthouse is near the Mangapwani slave caves, which were built after the slave trade was abolished in 1873.[3] According to a July 2008 article in Lighthouse Digest, the lighthouse is area is abandoned and stripped by vandals.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ List of Lights, Pub. 112: Western Pacific and Indian Oceans Including the Persian Gulf and Red Sea (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2015.
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Tanzania". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  3. ^ Briggs, Philip (2009-01-01). Northern Tanzania: The Bradt Safari Guide with Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 9781841622927.
  4. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Tanzania". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
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